Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male was 92.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male in Cameroon, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 92.5% for completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male in Cameroon peaked at 92.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 75.6%, in 2004.
That places Cameroon 21st out of 38 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 75.6% | — |
| 2006 | 82.5% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 83.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 92.5% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.1% | 75.6% | 82.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 83.8% | 92.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 74,549 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 46,904 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 219,663 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 16.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 227,850 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0816 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male in Cameroon?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male in Cameroon was 92.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.6% in 2004.
- How does Cameroon rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male?
- Cameroon ranks 21st out of 38 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release